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Ward suspended after failed breath test

28 August 2014 by Tony Hoare

Australian speedway racer Darcy Ward will miss this weekend’s Grand Prix in Poland after being hit with a provisional suspension following a failed breath test before the last round in Latvia. The...

Speedway champ still battling for fitness

28 August 2014 by Tony Hoare

World speedway champion Tai Woffinden admits he cannot yet pull in a clutch lever as he bids to recover from a broken hand and a wrist fracture in time to race in this weekend’s Grand Prix in...

Ducati preparing ‘significant’ Desmosedici revamp for Aragon

27 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Ducati is planning to debut a ‘significant’ upgraded version of its Desmosedici machine in the forthcoming Motorland Aragon MotoGP race, MCN can reveal. The revamp will be the biggest since Gigi...

Leon Camier relishing British MotoGP chance

27 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Leon Camier says his chance to race in the British MotoGP race at Silverstone this weekend is a ‘dream come true’. Camier will continue to deputise for injured Nicky Hayden on the Aspar production...

Jorge Lorenzo never seriously considered Ducati or Suzuki move

26 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo has denied he ever gave serious consideration to completing a shock move to Ducati or Suzuki in 2015. The Spaniard signed a new two-year deal with Yamaha on the eve of the recent...

Aprilia to sacrifice WSB project for MotoGP return?

26 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Aprilia may sacrifice its factory World Superbike squad to complete a shock move to MotoGP in 2015. In a surprise strategic change, the Noale factory has decided to return to MotoGP next season,...

LCR and Honda back Cal Crutchlow to bounce back in 2015

26 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Cal Crutchlow’s new 2015 team boss Lucio Cecchinello and senior Honda management have backed the British rider to bounce back from a torrid spell with Ducati next season. Crutchlow will switch to the...

Cadwell BSB: Hickman takes stunning debut win in the rain

25 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Peter Hickman became the second rider to celebrate a debut MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship race win in the final race of the day at Cadwell Park as the RAF Reserves Honda rider scored the...

Cadwell BSB: Bridewell gains from Shakey mistake for first win

25 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Milwaukee Yamaha’s Tommy Bridewell celebrated an emotional debut victory in the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at Cadwell Park by just 0.005s from Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne in a race that was...

Woffy hurt in Eastbourne smash

24 August 2014 by Tony Hoare

Tai Woffinden’s defence of his world speedway championship hangs in the balance following a crash riding for his British club Wolverhampton at Eastbourne last night. The 24-year-old broke a bone in his left hand, but admits he was lucky to escape with only one fracture after smashing through a wooden safety fence at the Arlington circuit. Woffinden picked up unwanted drive and couldn’t regain...

Cadwell BSB: Byrne demolishes lap record for pole

24 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Shane Byrne has demolished the lap record at Cadwell Park to take his first pole position at the Lincolnshire circuit in seven years, going over half a second faster than Leon Haslam’s 2007 lap record...

Cadwell BSB: War for four back in action at Party in the Park

23 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

The MCE British Superbike War for Four was fully underway this afternoon at Cadwell Park’s bank holiday special event, with Ryuichi Kiyonari and Shane Byrne making it one apiece in the opening two...

Andrea Dovizioso: Dall’Igna key to new Ducati deal

22 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Andrea Dovizoso has admitted the ambitious plans by new Ducati boss Gigi Dall’Igna to radically revamp the struggling Desmosedici for 2015 convinced him to sign a new two-year contract with the Bologna factory. The Italian, who attracted big interest from Suzuki, has put his faith in Dall’Igna having been impressed with the former Aprilia chief since he defected to Ducati for 2014. Dall’Igna is...

Ducati monitoring Scott Redding’s future situation

22 August 2014 by Matt Birt

Ducati is keeping a close eye on Scott Redding’s MotoGP future, with the British rider’s 2015 plans up in the air. Redding was expected to be riding a factory Honda RC213V for the Gresini squad next...

Honda Racing gets Oschersleben 8 hour underway in blaze of glory

21 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Honda Racing have gotten qualifying for the third round of the Endurance World Championship underway in a blaze of glory, taking third provisionally for the Oschersleben 8 hour but cooking one of the...

Marc Marquez backs Moto3 age limit switch

21 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Reigning MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez has backed an age limit change that will allow highly rated French teenager Fabio Quartararo to start the Moto3 world championship campaign in...

Rossi and Lorenzo hope to race 2015 Yamaha chassis this season

21 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo have said they would both like to race a new 2015-spec Yamaha YZR-M1 chassis in the final phase of the current campaign. Italian Rossi and double MotoGP world...

Jeremy McWilliams to race in Moto2 – aged 50!!

21 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jeremy McWilliams is to make a shock world championship comeback in next weekend’s British Grand Prix at Silverstone. The former 250GP winner is to ride the experimental Brough Superior in the Moto2...

Record interest in Moto2 and Moto3 for 2015

21 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Record interest has been already been expressed in the 2015 Moto3 and Moto2 world championships ahead of the initial selection meetings due to take place during the forthcoming British GP at...

Byrne looking to add King of the Mountain to his titles

21 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Monster Energy have commissioned a second special award for this weekend’s MCE British Superbike round at Cadwell Park, with the King of the Mountain trophy joining the newly reinstated King of Brands...

Marc Marquez denies MotoGP and Moto2 race plan in Valencia

21 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Marc Marquez has written off the prospect of racing in both MotoGP and Moto2 in Valencia’s final round in November. Speculation has been rife that the dominant reigning world champion was seriously...

Ellison set for BSB return only 33 days after broken leg

20 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

James Ellison will return to the MCE British Superbike championship this weekend at Cadwell Park, only 33 days after the Cumbrian broke his femur while racing at Brands Hatch. However, BSB race...

Jorge Lorenzo not surprised by lack of Honda interest

20 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Jorge Lorenzo says he was not shocked to have been completely overlooked by Honda for a spot next to dominant reigning world champion Marc Marquez in 2015. HRC boss Shuhei Nakamoto had vowed to...

HRC fears MotoGP development costs will soar with tyre switch

20 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Honda fears a switch to Michelin as the new official tyre supplier in MotoGP for 2016 will send its development costs rocketing. All the major factories are facing a costly and complex task to adapt...

Tech 3: Bradley Smith was always ‘plan A’

20 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Tech 3 Yamaha boss Herve Poncharal has strongly denied offering Bradley Smith a new YZR-M1 deal for 2015 because there was no suitable candidate to replace the British rider. Poncharal is known to...

Westie back on Buildbase BMW at Cadwell

20 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

James Westmoreland will return to the MCE British Superbike championship this weekend at Cadwell Park, having sat out three rounds since fracturing his thumb at Knockhill back in June. The...

Sykes to remain with Kawasaki until 2016

20 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Tom Sykes will remain with his world championship winning Kawasaki team for the next two seasons, as the Yorkshireman extends his five year deal with the team to the end of the 2016 season. The move...

Alvaro Bautista: Aprilia MotoGP move ‘exciting choice’

20 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Alvaro Bautista doesn’t believe he would be taking a big risk if he clinched a deal to partner Marco Melandri in Aprilia’s new factory MotoGP squad in 2015. Aprilia will be back in MotoGP next season...

Eugene Laverty doubts LCR Honda deal for 2015

20 August 2014 by Matthew Birt

Eugene Laverty doesn’t believe he has a serious opportunity to be joining Cal Crutchlow in the LCR Honda MotoGP squad next season. The Crescent Suzuki World Superbike rider has spoken to LCR boss...

Marquez tops one-day Brno test

18 August 2014 by Simon Patterson

Marc Marquez has topped a one-day official MotoGP test at Brno, only 24hrs after failing to win the Czech Grand prix at the same track, taking the top spot from Jorge Lorenzo as the factory Honda and...

Brno MotoGP: Pedrosa ends Marquez streak

17 August 2014 by Liam Marsden

Marc Marquez’ 2014 winning streak came to an end at Brno as team-mate Dani Pedrosa took the top honours. Marquez started from pole position but got a lack lustre start and was pushed down the field as...

Brno Moto2: Rabat dominates

17 August 2014 by Liam Marsden

Esteve Rabat stretched his championship lead to 12 points ahead of team-mate Mika Kallio with a faultless performance at Brno. The Spaniard got a great start from pole position to lead into the first...

Brno Moto3: Masbou takes last corner victory

17 August 2014 by Liam Marsden

Frenchman Alexis Masbou took victory in a close fought Moto3 race at Brno which went down to the last corner on the final lap. Masbou put a hard move on championship leader Jack Miller to take his...

Brno Moto2: Rabat holds onto pole

16 August 2014 by Liam Marsden

Moto2 championship leader Esteve Rabat secured pole position at Brno despite late charges from several of his rivals. The Spanish rider claimed pole with a best time of 2’01.911. Thomas Luthi and...

Brno MotoGP: Marquez takes pole

16 August 2014 by Liam Marsden

Reigning champion Marc Marquez set a best time of 1’55.585 to secure pole position at the Brno circuit. Marquez will be joined on the front row by the Ducati duo of Andrea Dovizioso in second and...

Brno Moto3: Marquez on pole

16 August 2014 by Liam Marsden

Alex Marquez claimed pole position for tomorrow’s Moto3 race in a qualifying session which was hit by intermittent rain and interrupted by a red flag with just 10 minutes of the session remaining. The...

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